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How do you scroll with the trackpoint? I have a ThinkPad and the trackpoint is nice, but I always end up back on the touchpad for two finger scrolling. I used t
by jm4 4y ago
How do you scroll with the trackpoint? I have a ThinkPad and the trackpoint is nice, but I always end up back on the touchpad for two finger scrolling. I used to use scroll bars, but they are so small these days that they’re really only useful as an indication of where you are in a document.
- necrotic_comp 4y agoMiddle click with thumb, mouse with index finger for moving through the document.
- flyingfences 4y agoA proper trackpoint is supposed to have three buttons. The middle button works the same as on a desktop mouse: while holding the button, moving the cursor scrolls the page. Among the few laptops that still include a trackpoint at all, I'm seeing more and more omit the third button, rendering the nub a vestigial ornament, requiring a fallback, as you've said, to the touchpad. I'm very disappointed; should I ever need to buy a new laptop, I expect to find myself up the proverbial creek.
- dschooh 4y agoMiddle click and moving the trackpoint up and down works for me.
- goosedragons 4y agoHold down the middle button and drag. Some older models don't support this and with some Linux distros/DEs you have to configure it manually.